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Billie Piper Set For
Three More WHOs!!

Wouldn't that be the 30th season, Herc? by JackBauerJackBauer	Nov 28th, 2007 03:31:17 AM

Please Russell by kwisatzhaderach	Nov 28th, 2007 03:33:30 AM
Leave and let somebody who actually understands Doctor Who take over...
Arrrgh by photoboy	Nov 28th, 2007 03:39:36 AM
Not Billie again, it's going to be bad enough with just Catherine Tate. I strongly suspect that this season is going to be really bad, especially with Freema not being in much of it and RTD still writing his "finales".
Hell, bring Adric back too while you're at it... by tonagan	Nov 28th, 2007 03:55:45 AM
Might as well.
Wouldn't that be the 4th season? by 11dayempire	Nov 28th, 2007 04:03:29 AM
Cretin.
Thanks for the "Spoiler Warning", Herc. by chumpmonkey	Nov 28th, 2007 04:14:49 AM
Didn't want to know Rose was returning. Didn't have a choice in the matter though, since you posted the SPOILER ITSELF on the AICN homepage. Billie Piper returning to Dr. Who IS a spoiler, Herc -- so giving us a SPOILER WARNING along with the information does those of us who would have preferred to be surprised a fat lot of good. Do you warn people to look out for the bus after it runs them over, too? Thanks, buddy. I recommend you chane that headline before you're inundated with angry emails.
Why can't they leave somethings as surprises? by sambrook	Nov 28th, 2007 04:24:31 AM
We knew about Christopher Ecclestone leaving, about his replacement being David Tennant (the regeneration was filmed in secret and then ruined), about Billie leaving (first time round), about the Daleks return in series 2 to fight the Cybermen, Captain Jack returning in series 3... even The Master was pretty much a given all the way through series 3. Why not keep schtum and let the series have its twists, turns and surprises unfold when they're meant to? Unless this is all damage control for Catherine Tate.
You know, a spoiler warning is pretty useless... by Sledge Hammer	Nov 28th, 2007 04:43:54 AM
...if you put the spoiler RIGHT IN THE FUCKING HEADLINE, you fucking douchebag idiot.
I agree with the others. CHANGE THE HEADLINE. by IAmMrMonkey!	Nov 28th, 2007 05:19:23 AM
Some of us didn't want to know this! Unfortunately we're not cylons with the ability to select which information we process. What next? How about the headline "NOAH DIES ON HEROES!" which, when you click on it, takes you to an article about Noah dying on Heroes? Jeez.
This will be the 30th season!! by magnius	Nov 28th, 2007 05:28:35 AM
It has been set in canon that this is the 30th season!! Why? Because Peter Davidson appeared in the 8 minute Children in Need special, which are regarded as official parts of the series, as his previous Doctor!! This means that the "new" Who's ARE a continuation...NOT a reboot...so this will be season 30 you morons!!
sambrook by 11dayempire	Nov 28th, 2007 05:29:10 AM
"Why can't they leave somethings as surprises?" Because Billie Piper was out doing location filming in Cardiff; it would've been all over the Doctor Who forums and the mainstream media the next day. It's a damage limitation exercise. They do their best to keep things secret - Catherine Tate's arrival in the TARDIS was shot on a closed set - but when you're doing location filming you have to accept that it'll be all over the internet the next day.
But will Mickey and her parents be back too? by tonagan	Nov 28th, 2007 05:44:38 AM
As they say, "In for a penny..."
Well, if you think the Billie Piper thing is a spoiler... by ckane123	Nov 28th, 2007 06:03:17 AM
If you look around ye ol' Internet there are some MASSIVE spoilers regarding this series already out there (if they are true). HINT: This talkback is sponsored by the number eight, and it's absolutely fabulous!
Better "Spoiler" Here! by TheGhostWhoWalks	Nov 28th, 2007 06:10:55 AM
http://tinyurl.com/2o43dn
Is this the Dexter talkback....no? by DarthScotland	Nov 28th, 2007 06:59:49 AM
Billie Piper gets a talkback and Dexter doesn't, shocking. I thought the last episode was excellent, unfortunately its setup in such a way that the series could be broken by a bad resolution, here's hoping.
ye gods by Lost Jarv	Nov 28th, 2007 07:04:45 AM
stop it, stop it, stop it. This isn't Dr Who anymore, it's a fucking reuinion programme for the old companions. And fuck catherine tate. Horrid casting. WHoever approved that should be flogged.
Yeah, baby! by MorpheusTheSandman	Nov 28th, 2007 07:13:06 AM
Despite of all you nay-sayers (how can you always predict something is going to suck when it hasn't even be filmed yet or aired is behond me), I love it that my favorite comanion is back.
With you there, Jarv by spud mcspud	Nov 28th, 2007 07:18:58 AM
Why doesn't RTD just write one called "The Hundred Companions" (or however fucking there have ever been) and get it out of his system. He could also write "The One With The Glaring Gay References", "The One With The Most Annoying Companion EVER!" and "The One With The worst Finale Ever". Followed by the RTD finale, "The Worst Who Episode. Ever", which crosses over with Torchwood, bringing that gurning, sex-obssessed bunch of morons fully central to the new Who mythos. ROBIN HOOD DVD sales go through the roof. RTD apologists still use the "stop mocking RTD 'cos he's gay" argument to mask the fact that even THEY can tell he's a piss-poor Who writer. Rant over. Resume the talkback.
About Billie in new Who... by spud mcspud	Nov 28th, 2007 07:22:36 AM
Quite liked her actually - liked the working-class chav viewpoint she bought, and she's a surprisingly good accurate, very instinctive. RTD overdid the Rose worship, though, as the Doctor would be WAY more impressed by companions more on his intellectual and curiousity level, like Martha or Sally Sparrow. Rose always came across to me as brave, but a bit thick. Now her performance in SECRET DIARY OF A CALL GIRL I could talk about aaaaaaaall day... Mmmmmmm... >;p
Apologies for the poor punctuation... by spud mcspud	Nov 28th, 2007 07:24:36 AM
...Lynne Truss wants to kill my ass.
Bring back Mickey! by spud mcspud	Nov 28th, 2007 07:25:35 AM
I miss him more than Rose - he was a LOT more fun to watch. And Noel Clarke is a very good actor.
Unnerving ape like features by The Awfulism	Nov 28th, 2007 07:39:54 AM
I would rather watch my own brutal murder in a mirror overhanging my bloodied remains than sit through anything with Billie Piper in it again.
The Awfulism by spud mcspud	Nov 28th, 2007 07:43:51 AM
Okay, you're aptly named.... Does that mean you DON'T rate Billie as an actress???
The REAL idea behind this... by spud mcspud	Nov 28th, 2007 07:45:02 AM
David Tennant was in CASANOVA. He's now the Doctor. There are going to be three Companions fighting for his attention in the new series. NOW I get it. RTD is remaking CASANOVA in DR WHO!!!
so, she'll be back in twenty years - questionmark by ironic_name	Nov 28th, 2007 07:48:17 AM

Herc, it's "the show's fourth series," not "40th season." by SpyGuy	Nov 28th, 2007 07:50:37 AM
And yes, you really need to change the headline so that it doesn't reveal the spoiler that many hardcore Whovians already know. Honestly, I'm surprised you didn't include the rumor that other past companions such as Sarah Jane, K-9, Captain Jack and Mickey will also appear in the Series 4 finale. Hopefully, though, Rose's appearance will be in the form of a past incarnation and not her present self that somehow escaped the parallel universe that she supposedly couldn't leave lest everything go all kerflooey.
Its two nations divided by common language by emeraldboy	Nov 28th, 2007 08:06:52 AM
Before The bbc and Rte, itv and others adopted the name seasons. Tv stations on this of the pond called programs "series"and not seasons. Each series had an end date. The announcer would say that was the last in the current or present series. Each series was under a budgetary review. Dr who was no exception. Dr who was kept in a constant limbo. They were very lucky to constatly get a greenlight. In the uk and ireland there is no such thing as the studio system. There are exceptions like Only fools and horses, Last of the summer wine. We have Soaps or Serial Dramas, like eastenders, corrie and emmerdale which all been running for decades. But mostly in the Uk/ireland prgrams are series. and not seasons. My family a show which no one watches has been running for the past 9 years. have i got news for you has been running for 18 years. Oh and by the way, Beeb please bring back angus deayton. Which is why the office will air on american tv long after the creative juice is gone. ie 20 years or more.
There was an interivew with Russell T davies sometime ago by emeraldboy	Nov 28th, 2007 08:13:32 AM
in the Irish times and Some woman came up to him at a wedding of a friend and accosted him for gaying tv and davies said that he savaged this woman called her a whole bunch of names. He could have been joking of course, but davies sees himslef on a mission of some kind.
Agree with Trik_Ster by Hagakure	Nov 28th, 2007 08:17:18 AM
I know some people have this strong dislike for Rose, but I always liked her changing relationship with The Doctor (More of a father/daughter relationship with Eccleston, and becoming more romantic with Tennant). One of the things Tennant was able to do moreso than any other Doctor, was that the audience was able to see just how close he had grown to his Companion and just how much of a void he felt when she was gone. I know hardcore fans hate the idea of The Doctor being sexual (Guy locked up in a police box with a hot blond going all across the universe...I would question The Doctor more if he DIDN'T experience some kind of sexual attraction). That being said, with the exception of the GOD AWFUL Tate scene, the Season 2 finale was absolutely perfect. Rose pounding on the wall, crying her heavily mascara'd eyes out, to send her back to the man she has grown to love, and finally, The Doctor fading out before he was able to tell her that, yes, he did indeed love her. Call me a jaded cynic, but I do love me a tragic hero, and that was some epic Romeo/Juliet stuff there. If they bring her back (unless it is some kinid of flashback or something) is only going to ruin one of the greatest goodbye's EVER!
Billie ain't bad... by Abin Sur	Nov 28th, 2007 08:19:06 AM
What was the name of that cave-woman that replaced Sarah Jane? She was BAD. Oh, and Spud? Right on about "Call Girl"...holy moly!
darth, dexter by palewook	Nov 28th, 2007 08:31:36 AM
yeah its going to be an interesting end to season 2.
The problem with Call Girl by Lost Jarv	Nov 28th, 2007 08:35:15 AM
is that it isn't anywhere near as risque as it thinks it is. 20 years ago it would have been a proper envelope-pusher (like Queer as Folk was) but nowadays I think you'd almost need to see her fist a dwarf for it to be as ballsy as it thinks it is. And it is also dull as fuck, whiny, middle class angst. She's like a hooker bridget jones. Without the lard.
Pics were taken of her on set by ThomasFlynn	Nov 28th, 2007 08:36:56 AM
A surprise return would have been nice, but apparently the story broke because a fan was at Cardiff (or wherever they're shooting now) and snapped pics of Billie.
I need to clarify this by Lost Jarv	Nov 28th, 2007 08:39:58 AM
I don't hate Rose per se- I just think that RTD doesn't understand the character of The Doctor. He seems to think that the series is always about the companion (or in the case of last series- the previous companion), and worse than that he over-eggs the pudding by returning to previous companions. It's like a bloody tea party sometimes. The person I feel sorry for is Freema as she looked as if she was keeping the part warm for Catherine Bloody Tate, instead of being allowed to develop in the same way Rose did. We got a whole series of her mooning after the Dr like some lovesick puppy, whilst he whinged about his departed love. Aside from that, CATHERINE TATE- why is there not more outrage over this? It's Britain's flagship Sci-fi for fucks sake.
Lost Jarv... by Abin Sur	Nov 28th, 2007 08:45:31 AM
Call Girl as a movie...mediocre. BUT, Call Girl as a chance to see Billie's goodies and her snogging and shagging the lads AND ladies - good stuff.
NOOOOOOO!!!! No more Billie Piper! by Steve Rogers	Nov 28th, 2007 08:45:45 AM
I was SO pleased when she left the series. She was, as pointed out above "insufferable" in season 2. Martha was a much better, more intelligent (and hotter) character. Three companions in one series is too much. Especially if they bring back Sarah Jane as well - it will only diminish the 'School Reunion' episode. Leave Billy where she is. Despite her generally annoying the shit out of me, her final scene on the beach was great. Guess that's ruined as well. BILLIE SUCKS BALLS.
yes- big props to billie's goodies by Lost Jarv	Nov 28th, 2007 08:57:27 AM
and lesbian tendencies, but seriously.... It's like a lamer british version of SATC
Season 4, not Season 30: same continuity, different season count by stop_saying_things	Nov 28th, 2007 09:37:58 AM
Next year's Doctor Who season will be season 4, not season 30; the fact that the continuity is the same doesn't mean the season count can't've started over. The same way Season 4 of "Enterprise" wasn't called Season 28 of "Star Trek." RTD said as much, explicitly and canonically, in Doctor Who Magazine back in 2005 before the new program began its run.
Dexter and Who? by James_O'Nasty	Nov 28th, 2007 09:46:34 AM
Who will be on the table in the final episode, Doakes or Lila? And with the good Doctor, I do love how often absolutes are broken, and the fanboys gobble them up, as long as there is a halfway-possible reason. The Master is back as a human? Okay, he did something the Doctor did, okay, he's back! BUT NO OTHERS!!!! I AM THE LAST TIME LORD! One thing about that does amaze me... When the Time War happened and the Time Lords all died, they didn't try to get the Lord President or Chancellor in a Escape From New York escape Pod? Shoot an egg through to 51st Century New York? It would have taken 5 seconds... or launch more TARDISes across the cosmos???
Third time you've spoiled Doctor Who with a headline by ralphiem	Nov 28th, 2007 09:52:49 AM
This is the third time that AICN has spoiled me with a headline. And, yes, casting information IS a spoiler. I didn't want to know about this, and I didn't want to know when she was leaving the show when you spoiled me for that. Thanks heaps, guys.
That will only hold the show back by INWOsuxRED	Nov 28th, 2007 10:11:10 AM
can't wait till RTD is gone and they bring in some new blood. The Doctor needs to get over Rose, it isn't good for the show. I also found her to be a very unlikable character in the end. She was very mean to her family and Mikey, and in her first season, she almost destroyed time to go see her daddy despite the Doctor's warnings, then she did it AGAIN in the cybermen episodes.
BLINK by Hagakure	Nov 28th, 2007 10:42:32 AM
Who was the hot blonde actress that was the focal point for "Blink" episode. Not only was she gorgeous, but as a reporter (did the episode ever explain if she was a reporter? Or was she like some scooby-dooer who went around looking for mysteries) she had that same natural curiosity The Doctor had. Bring her back to the show for God's sake! What better as a rebound Companion than another hot blonde?
talkbackers by hum noises for the Beast	Nov 28th, 2007 10:52:33 AM
your going to hear it in the press anyway they will use it to promote the episodes
Hagakure by kwisatzhaderach	Nov 28th, 2007 10:52:56 AM
Sally Sparrow as played by the gorgeous Carey Mulligan. She should have been the companion. But no, RTD must have his comedians and popstars - Catherine Tate, Kylie Minogue and Billie Piper. Thank god for Paul Cornell and Steven Moffat.
The Joker + Dr. Zira = Billie Piper by Admiral Nelson	Nov 28th, 2007 10:59:19 AM
Sorry, but The Awfulism’s comments are dead-on – you could cast Piper in a “Planet of the Apes” remake and you wouldn’t even have to put prosthetic makeup on her. She’s gotta be one of the single ugliest lead actresses I’ve ever seen on a TV show. Yeah, I know she was some teen singer who British kids apparently thought was hot stuff a few years back… but good grief, the girl is FUGLY. Her bleached-blonde hair, black eyeliner, Minnie Driver chipmunk cheeks, player piano teeth and Cockney accent make her amazingly unappealing, especially to American audiences. Billie Piper needs to go to France and hook up with those doctors who did that face transplant, stat.
I can't say it enough by Lost Jarv	Nov 28th, 2007 11:00:04 AM
FUCK CATHERINE TATE. What a fucking stupid piece of casting- It was bloody funny when the bbc announced it and then put up a poll asking if the viewers thought it was a good idea. IT came back overwhelmingly "NO" so what did they do? pulled the poll. They should have recast teh actress. The last series feels like freema was just keeping catherine's seat warm- and she's been compensated with a couple of crappy "guest" appearances on Who and Torchwood.
Thanks Kwisat....Moffet Reborn! by Hagakure	Nov 28th, 2007 11:06:51 AM
Carey Mulligan, I will have to looker her up online. And I sit here thinking about how great she would be as a companion, it is interesting that not only were my favorite episodes of the series written by Steven Moffat, but he is also the one responsible for creating characters that have (or in this case, 'could have') the most chemistry when interacting with The Doctor: Empty Child/Doctor Dances - Captain Jack (Yes, that character has been kind of skewed through Torchwood, but those two episodes were great), Girl in the Fireplace - Madame De Pompadour, and now Blink - Sally Sparrow. I hope some of the rumors are true that Moffat may become a more permanent writer on the show.
That's time travel for you by BrandLoyalist	Nov 28th, 2007 11:11:48 AM
Herc does mean the 40th season, the one they'll be filming 10 years from now, and yet it does air next year -- in the UK at least. I'll be on Sci-Fi in 2019. Just another example of how much earlier you Brits get to see all the good Sci-Fi shows.
The Tardis IS a time machine right? by Blackguard	Nov 28th, 2007 11:48:19 AM
So can't the Doctor go back to a time when Rose was still in this dimension? He could see her whenever he wants. Time travel is tricky that way.....
Fingers crossed for Moffat as showrunner for Series 5 in 2010 by SpyGuy	Nov 28th, 2007 12:17:17 PM
And yes, Carey Mulligan's Sally Sparrow DOES need to become a full-fledged companion. If Moffat takes the helm in 2010, it's certainly a possibility since he created her.
I am a Geek alert....But the Tardis is... by Hagakure	Nov 28th, 2007 12:22:27 PM
...a time machine, but the new series somewhat resolved that paradox by putting in the condition, "it is forbidden to cross your own timeline". This was somewhat established in "Parting of the Ways" when Rose suggested to The Doctor they go back in time so they have more time to complete a certain task and The Doctor tells her they can't because they are a part of the events. If the first time Rose met the 10th Doctor was when he regenerated, unless she forgot or didn't recognize him at the time, this version of The Doctor could not go back and interact with Rose as "The Doctor", he would have to pretend he didn't know her. If that is a case, kind of a cheat. But maybe The Doctor realized he loves her so much that he breaks his own cardinal rule to go back to see her....My God! I put much more thought into that than I should have!!!
Jarv/Abin! by Madines Sideshed	Nov 28th, 2007 12:25:00 PM
Wait wait wait! I never watched that call girl thing since I thought it would be completely deviod of the kind of shit I would want to see since it was on ITV. When you say goodies, what do you mean?
Madines... by Abin Sur	Nov 28th, 2007 01:07:25 PM
We're talking everything but the pubes, and maybe even those - I can't remember off the top of my head. Yes, I am a pig. Her breasts are nice, but I've seen breasts before - more fun watching her snog some other lovely ladies.
I have to agree by Buckfunk3000	Nov 28th, 2007 01:08:04 PM
Herc, what's your issue with Dexter? This is coaxial correct?
Goodies ... by Demode	Nov 28th, 2007 01:08:57 PM
Goodies = boobies.... Mmmmmmm :)
THE TERM THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE FORGETTING IS "CHARACTER -ARC".... by rod1million	Nov 28th, 2007 01:34:04 PM
WHY ARE CHARACTERS LIKE ROSE, DONNA, AND MARTHA,SO LOVED BY FANS YET DEMONIZED BY THE OTHERS? BECAUSE THE ONES THAT HATE THE CHARACTERS DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY GO THROUGH A "CHARACTER -ARC".THEIR JOURNEY HAS A SPECIFIC DESTINATION. ROSE IS THE CHARACTER WHOSE LOVE FOR THE DOCTOR COMES AT A TIME WHERE HE IS EMPTY AND HOLLOW AS A SURVIVOR OF THE TIME WAR. AT THE END, SHE SHOWS THE DOCTOR THAT SHE WOULD LEAVE HER FAMILY TO STAY BY HIS SIDE. HER EXIT IN "DOOMSDAY" WAS BEAUTIFUL AND HEARTBREAKING..I WAS TEARY-EYED...OVER SCI-FI! DONNA WENT FROM A SHREWY WOMAN WHO GOT EXCITED OVER A NEW FLAVOR OF PRINGLE TO A WOMAN WHO MEETS THE DOCTOR AND WANTS TO SEE THE WORLD ...TO "WALK IN THE DUST". NO DOUBT SHE WILL DEVELOP FURTHER WHEN SHE RETURNS...HOPEFULLY THE NAY-SAYERS WILL GIVE HER A CHANCE. MARTHA JONES ALSO CAME INTO HER OWN AS THE SERIES PROGRESSED. THE UNREQUITED LOVE ASPECT OF HER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DOCTOR ADDED A TOUCH OF PATHOS TO HER ARC. IN THE NEXT SEASON MARTHA WILL BE INVOLVED WITH SOMEONE, SO HER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DOCTOR WILL CHANGE FOR THE BETTER. SHE WILL BE MORE OF AN EARTH-BASED COMPANION THAT WILL CONNECT WITH THE DOCTOR, WHICH IS SOMETHING HE LOST WHEN JACKIE AND MICKEY LEFT...WHEN I LOOK AT THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS AND THINK HOW MUCH HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE THE DOCTOR WHO MYTHOLOGY , I CANT BELIEVE ITS ONLY BEEN THREE SEASONS! I FIND THAT SOME OF THOSE BEST EPISODES WHERE WRITTEN BY RTD.. DOOMSDAY, GRIDLOCK , UTOPIA ARE THREE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE RTD STORIES. YOU CAN TELL THAT HE IS A FAN, AND HE KNOWS HOW TO BRING DOCTOR WHO INTO 2007. AND YOU KNOW WHAT ...ITS WORKING!!!! ON "THE BIG BANG THEORY" THERE WAS A DOCTOR WHO REFERENCE...OUT MAGAZINE PROFILED JOHN BARROWMAN (CAPTAIN JACK) , AND I WENT TO BARNES AND NOBLE AND SAW THE UK DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE...IDW IS PRODUCING NEW AND CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINES...DW IS EVERYWHERE. SO WHILE DOCTOR WHO / RTD HATERS HAVE A RIGHT TO THEIR OPINION, THEY ARE IN THE MINORITY ... AND I AM SOOOO HAPPY THATS THE CASE!
My name is Rose Tyler. And this is the sory of how I died by Meglos	Nov 28th, 2007 01:36:41 PM
...for a year-and-a-half and then brought me back for a stupid ratings stunt.
Disappointing by supertoyslast	Nov 28th, 2007 01:44:09 PM
Until now, new Who has been constantly improving. I couldn't have asked for more from the third series. A more serious tone, a great new companion, John Simm as the Master and a handful of truly classic episodes. A weak ending but, overall, I was satisfied. But now things look like going wrong. Holding on to Tennant and RTD longer than is good for the show. Taking a sort-of break instead of reinvigorating things with a new team. Ruining a great goodbye by bringing back Rose. Having Catherine bloody Tate in the mix. There are things I'm looking forward to in the next series (visits to Ancient Rome and an alien planet) but I would be stunned if it could match up to the third series. I hope I'm wrong.
Have there been any spoilers..... by Hagakure	Nov 28th, 2007 01:49:21 PM
...on what the Bad Wolf/Torchwood/Vote Saxon season long villain/motif is going to be for Season 4? Or have the writers decided against another one of those?
I was reading teletext today and by emeraldboy	Nov 28th, 2007 01:53:39 PM
apparently Sean Pertwee heard, that kids in his area were running a betting pool that he was going to be the next dr, he asked the kids what the odds were and they said 12 to one. He walked into the betting shop told the guy he was and the guy behind the counter who the fuck are you. for a joke Pertwee put down fifty pounds.
What about sarah-jane? by punto	Nov 28th, 2007 02:15:13 PM
Her life is as exiting without the Doctor.. so is Captain Jack's. What's the big deal? (also, she's the bad wolf, how much more exited can you be?)
Hagakure by Meglos	Nov 28th, 2007 03:47:06 PM
RTD has stated that the year's theme will be based on a word the Master spoke during the two-part finale. I know, pretty vague huh?
And it's no use complaining to Herc about spoiling the surprise. by Meglos	Nov 28th, 2007 03:51:21 PM
If it's not the Gilmore Girls, Veronica Mars or anything tenuously linked to Joss Whedon's projects he probably doesn't care. This is just the obligatory I'll-post-this-news-to-make-it -look-like-I'm-busy article since this is news that broke two days ago...
Sarah Jane Adventures by jccalhoun	Nov 28th, 2007 04:35:11 PM
The Sarah Jane Adventures was great. Blew Torchwood out of the water. If the new Who episodes are as good as Sarah Jane I'll be happy.
Female chipmunk and stuff by PervOmatic	Nov 28th, 2007 05:02:41 PM
I love that the Herc pic is a red X. That is karma for trying to constantly shove Buffy DVD ads down our throats. Worst AICN writer, ever. And yes, I am taking into consideration Harry's "Blade II is like cunilinguist" article. You'd think this site was run by professionals but no...
The bitch abandoned the show, screw her. by Smashing	Nov 28th, 2007 06:15:39 PM
Fat faced chipmonk that Piper is, Who survived her leaving so why have her back after she walked in series 2?, she is a bland actress and quite a pain in the arse by all accounts, bah I hoped she had gone for good, can we have a queer male comapnion instead of generic English totty please?
I WANT TO SEE ROSE FUCK AN OOD by Ferf Muckmeyer	Nov 28th, 2007 09:20:44 PM

What if Billie Piper was only available for the 40th season? by MrMysteryGuest	Nov 28th, 2007 10:16:41 PM
We'd have to wait, like, 12 years or something, right? Man, what an odd gap in her schedule!
"Rose Tyler, who was sucked in an alternate universe..." by MrMysteryGuest	Nov 28th, 2007 10:21:35 PM
I glanced at the first sentence and I thought that's what it said... :P
its gonna be a bit of a clam fest by Seph_J	Nov 28th, 2007 10:27:26 PM
isnt it? We've got Tate, Martha and now Rose too... I hope its not gonna be a 'companions meet, and discuss similarities about the similarities of each of their doctor adventures' story. How boring.
and yes..some by Seph_J	Nov 28th, 2007 10:29:17 PM
Rose on OOD action would be good.
THE ANGELS HAVE THE PHONE BOX! by Seph_J	Nov 28th, 2007 10:31:55 PM
Hands up if you really DO have the T-shirt!
The worst part: episodes set in Jackie Tyler's flat. by kabong	Nov 28th, 2007 11:34:06 PM
Oh, yes, Sally Sparrow would be so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So, of course, she'll never show up again. :(
I wanna see Rose fuck an Ood too! by IAmMrMonkey!	Nov 29th, 2007 12:59:30 AM
I've got to start taking my pills again.
Finding it difficult to get interested in the next series by hansello	Nov 29th, 2007 02:03:25 AM
Would like to see Rose pop back ( but not stay). Preferably in a two doctors episode with Christopher Ecclestone. Will miss Martha and be counting down to her re-apperance. Agree with the comments about Sally Sparrow. Perhaps as a compromise she could star in the Doctor-lite episode? As for Catherine Tate...... how do the BBC not understand that she is hated by the majority of fans? They did a poll, and got the message they didn't want to hear... yet still they proceed. When the news first broke about the Tate, I read somewhere that she had another years contract with the BBC and they didn't know what to do with her. I guess adding her to a show already in production was cheaper than another series of 'The Catherine Tate Show' (Lots of cut backs in the Beeb these days). RTD has outstayed his welcome. He reminds me a little of George Lucas.... he came along with a vision, but ultimately other people are better at conveying it than he his. Moffat for showrunner asap. And finally, Hate the Tate.
could care less about Piper - BUT FUCK TATE!! by Maniaq	Nov 29th, 2007 02:41:59 AM
Damn that bitch was annoying. Actually, I don't really care that much about the Doctor's companions - what REALLY irks me is the fact they keep going back to bloody Cardiff!! The original series had a TINY little budget but at least they managed to get the Doctor OFF THE BLOODY PLANET!! Even the past or future period pieces are not good enough -IT'S A WHOLE BLOODY UNIVERSE OUT THERE! USE YOUR FUCKING IMAGINATION OR GET OUT THE BLOODY WAY!
Martha's bum vs Rose's face. by The True Priapic	Nov 29th, 2007 04:12:42 AM
Personally Piper always seemed right mucky to me and that's no bad thing.But personally I'd welcome the return of Martha's wel packaged bum.My word.The idea of having to sit through anything,absolutely anything featuring Catherine "FUCKING" Tate scares me more than cancer.I recently watched the Bridezilla episode and I don't think I have ever,ever been witness to a tv show so full of fucking SHOUTING in my life.If it wasn't that Spider-Queen it was that haggard trout "FUCKING" Tate.I've honestly enjoyed all the New Who stuff but ...that ....woman.Fucking Hell.**Poss.SpoilerI heard rumours about the return of Davros and the Doctor's past companions all ganging up to defeat him quite a while back.Now that Piper is confirmed maybe this rumour is gaining some semblance of legitimacy.End Poss.Spoiler**Personally,we are all getting off track of the right question to be asking here!Would getting oral pleasure from Billie Piper be better or worse than spanking Martha's arse while she gives head to Sally Sparrow? And with that...I'm going to go back and take my pills.NUuuuuuuUUUUUrrrrRRRSSEE E!!!
I hereby claim copywright on by Lost Jarv	Nov 29th, 2007 04:51:19 AM
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I hereby claim copywright on the phrase by Lost Jarv	Nov 29th, 2007 04:52:22 AM
Catherine BLOODY Tate. Seeing as you are all using it. Catherine FUCKING Tate is her sunday name. sorry about the fuck up above.
Billie Piper Set For Three More Whos. by Napoleon Park	Nov 29th, 2007 07:33:34 AM
Billie Piper Set For Three More Whos. She'll be a guest rival on an episode of "Samantha Who?", do a spoken word track on the next Who album and be arrested for being a WHOre.
Companions by Hagakure	Nov 29th, 2007 08:07:55 AM
This is starting to look like Season 4 is going to be all about the Companions. Something stalking or hunting people (Earth or otherwise) who have been known associates of The Doctor maybe; possibly as an attempt to get to The Doctor himself. Freema, from what I have heard, has been confirmed on several episodes of both 'Doctor Who' and 'Torchwood', so I can see this as a Who/Torchwood crossover where something begins hunting Jack and Martha on Torchwood, Martha contacting The Doctor, and then the three of them go from there. That would also be why Sarah-Jane and Rose are somehow involved. How many of the actors who played Companions in the past are still alive? We could see a lot of cameos this season, which would also open up the Who past a little more for newcomers.
Abin Sur by Madines Sideshed	Nov 29th, 2007 08:12:43 AM
Fucking hell man I had no idea. Is it still on TV? I need to get the Sky+ set!
Madines and Hagakure by Lost Jarv	Nov 29th, 2007 08:28:37 AM
Madines- don't get over-excited about it. It really is sort of shit, with some raunchy bits (obviously miss piper trying to change image). Hagakure- this fucking companion convention you are describing sounds like the shittiest idea in the history of shit ideas. It is an idea so shit, that it received a first in the field Turdology from the University of Poo. Fucking awful load of bollox- WE WANT THE TIME WARS.
Lost Jarv - so it will probably happen! by ComputerGuy68	Nov 29th, 2007 10:54:21 AM
It is RTD right???
Napolean Park by Smashing	Nov 29th, 2007 05:59:46 PM
LOl u made me giggle.
Rose is new Dr Doctor! by lala123	Nov 30th, 2007 04:52:03 AM
How do I know? I work at BBC. Don't believe me? Just you wait and see. Piper will only commit at this stage to 3 episodes, she becomes new Doc 2nd return episode in, and series ends on cliffhanger between her and Tennant as they stuggle for control of the regeneration process.(In truth beeb hope to convince her to do full series after break but Piper wants to break US and wont commit. Tennant willing to return briefly to pass baton if Piper decides not to commit). Doubters will eat their words!
Jarv, you want the Time Wars? by ckane123	Nov 30th, 2007 07:43:21 AM
Well, you'll get them. Kind of. And soon. And an actor who never really had a chance at his "turn at the wheel" (so to speak) will be right at the center of it...
I don't want the time wars by INWOsuxRED	Nov 30th, 2007 09:53:47 AM
I just want good stories and good actors portraying good characters.
i know this is aicn by aestheticity	Nov 30th, 2007 05:35:53 PM
and everyone fancies themselves an insider, but the who posts are a joke. every third person claims to be involved in the series somehow, or makes cryptic remarks. if youre going to post shit like that then anyone seeking to bust you out of your job as third grips teaboy for breaking ranks is already on to you. just tell us what you know. or fuck off, of course.
lala123 is lying by kabong	Dec 1st, 2007 12:42:07 AM
In the name of Sutekh and the Pyramids of Mars, let lala123 by lying.
BBC makes it obvious which villain is returning by lynxpro	Dec 1st, 2007 12:18:54 PM
Last year, they were working on a set of ClassicWho episodes featuring The Master, and guess which classic villain returned to NewWho? That's right, The Master. Before, they did that with the Cybermen. And now they are working on a box set featuring another classic villain...that being Davros, the creator of the Daleks. Guess which villain will be in the finale? Yep, you guessed it...Davros [not Frank Stallone].
I wasn't a fan of Rose... by lynxpro	Dec 1st, 2007 12:23:44 PM
I didn't think she was that great. Not that I don't believe The Doctor can't fall in love with a human female - because the bloke is half-human after all - but the fact that it was with Rose. I totally believe The Doctor was in love with Romana [who was a Time Lord too], and I think he was at least shagging Peri when he was the 5th Doctor. But of the other human companions, I only bought that he would hook up with Dr. Grace who was at least intelligent. Same goes for Reinette. Not Rose. Hell, he could have fallen in love with Martha because she too was intelligent [med student]. Oh well...yet another attempt at creating Rose Who the ultimate Sally Mae character.
crossing one's own personal timeline by lynxpro	Dec 1st, 2007 12:25:31 PM
NewWho did not create the concept of the prohibition against going back in your own timeline and changing events. The 5th Doctor refused to go back and save Adric after he sacrificed himself in "Earthshock". That was like in 1983. Maybe I should have placed a spoiler tag on that.
I STILL WANT ROSE TO FUCK AN OOD by Ferf Muckmeyer	Dec 1st, 2007 03:14:46 PM
Hey those tenticles on their faces would give Rose the most explosive orgasm in history. And what they would use that little translator ball they hold in their hand? Only Rose knows. OODS RULE!
OK, here's what I've read: MAY BE HUGE SPOILERS by ckane123	Dec 1st, 2007 05:13:59 PM
In response to aestheticity, I'm posting everything I know (I realize my earlier post was too cute by half). And I don't work on the show, I read/track media sources/sites in the UK and the BBC is leaky as a freakin' sieve... Ben Kingsley is supposedly playing Davros. We will see the Time War, in a "flashback" episode, with Paul McGann as The Doctor #8 (this may be the "filler" episode that they usually do to give the leads a break) - we may even see his regeneration to Eccleston. There will be a cross-over with Torchwood (at least the last 4 episodes of Who - All ONE BIG STORY- will be referenced). They are talks about a Four Doctors Episode, but not this series (for the next anniversary). Davros will have a hand in The Time War - both of them. Astrid in the Christmas special is actually the Doctor's Tardis, in physical form. And finally, Joanna Lumley will be The Master, possessed by the spirit of Paul Simm. There are many rumors they HAVE ALREADY DECIDED who the next Doctor will be, and the regeneration will be at the end of the third movie next year. The biggest name right now - Paul Simm. Yup, The Doctor will regenerate and look just like The Master...
Rose is the new Dr. Doctor by Napoleon Park	Dec 1st, 2007 06:30:25 PM
Rose is the new Dr. Doctor in a remake of the old Matt Frewer sit-com "Doctor Doctor". She'll also be in "Spider-Man IV" as Doctor Doctopus. Then she'll be in the next James Bond movie in a duel role as both Dr. Doctorno and Dr. Doctopussy. If this turns out to be true you will be so surprised.
lynxpro by INWOsuxRED	Dec 1st, 2007 09:37:30 PM
There is also a Sea Devils/Silurians box set coming out. Didn't the Master mention them in the finale last year too?
verity lambert died aged 71 by emeraldboy	Dec 2nd, 2007 01:04:13 PM
Lambert was the production force behind Dr. Who, Rumpole of the bailey, rock follies, minder, Widows, out, Quatermass Danger UXB and Riley ace of spies, the naked Civil servant and the landmark seven part series Edward and Mrs simpson which starred Edward Fox and Cynthia Harris and EL DORADO, her biggest and only bomb. Verity Lambert was one of the most feared and respected women in british entertainment. She worked on Armchair Theatre. Yet it is Dr who that she will be remembered for. But the other shows she produced were all classics. She is survived by her husband tv director COlin Buckey. they have no children. Lambert had a short fuse, was dogged and reduced strong men to tears. Even Syd newman, who created Dr who, feared her and described her as being Full of Vinegar and Piss. She also produced the Meryl streep movie a cry in the dark.
ckane123, I hope you're right............ by axcel1	Dec 2nd, 2007 01:26:41 PM
I hope if David Tennant does want to leave,(I wish he would stay until 2010, but, I know I'm dreaming!!) He stays to finish the 13 episodes for next year, plus does half of the 6 specials set for the year after, with Paul Simm taking over as the new Doctor!!
What I'm Worried About... by garofellatio	Dec 16th, 2007 12:50:11 PM
Is that basically Season 4/30 will be one big RTD intramural self-referential clstrfk. Basically ending in a three-or-four-parter that (more or less, and this is all pure speculation) crosses over Torchwood and Sarah Jane Adventure with Dr Who, reunites Doctor & Rose, drags the Daleks further down (if they're so dangerous, why do they allow the Doctor to make fun of them to their faces IN EVERY STORY) and tops off a season full of guest star stunt casting and too many gay references. Having said that, I'd love to see Paul McGann (briefly) and I'm looking forward to much of the confirmed hilights of the season. So who knows? Could be awesome, could be more RTD overkill. Guess we'll just see.
NEW DEFINITION OF SPOLIER by garofellatio	Dec 16th, 2007 12:59:30 PM
By the way... We need a new or refined definition of "spoiler." Some people in this TB have complained that the title of this thread "spoiled" Billie Piper's return in the new series for them. Bullshit. A spoiler is when an unpublicised or supposedly-secret fact leaks out that could ruin one's enjoyment/sense of surprise. Billie Piper's depature, like Catherine Tate's return, is an established piece of NEWS about the upcoming series that was released by the BBC. Know what? THE JOKER IS IN THE NEXT BATMAN MOVIE, TOO!!! I understand not wanting to know too much (and it's a real handicap for USA DR Who fans, as with the Master turning up in Season 3, but waddayagonnado? THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING WILLINGLY IGNORANT OF PRESS RELEASES REGARDING DR WHO AND TAKING UMBRAGE THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE DISCUSSING THEM, AND WANTING TO RETAIN SOME MYSTERY BY NOT KNOWING EVERY DETAIL.

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